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Photo series takes a non-binary look at vulnerability
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Design Activism
Photographer Zara Julius explores vulnerability in the lives of gender non-conforming people of colour.
2 Jul 18
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Refugees are learning to map their world and gain marketable skills in the process
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Information Design
The RefuGIS programme helps Syrian refugees tackle the challenges of life in the world’s largest refugee camp.
29 Jun 18
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Looking to Afrofuturism 3.0
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Before you actually physically pursue freedom or build a better future you have to imagine it first."
29 Jun 18
00:03:21
Talking cultural clashes and interrogating stereotypes with Gerhard Human
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Art & Photography
Armed with a prying nose for truth and sense of humour, this artist delves into contentious social assumptions in vibrant style.
28 Jun 18
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ChemStart: Bridging the gender gap in science education
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Information Design
South African scientist Bathabile Mpofu created a mini science kit in the hopes that it will inspire students in rural areas.
28 Jun 18
00:11:42
The psychological effects of sound with Nicolás Kisic Aguirre
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Music & Sound Design
The Peruvian designer’s open-source projects are a combination of sound, architecture, and the mind.
27 Jun 18
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Students design temporary furniture for displaced people
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Product Design
Called Rehome, the collection provides temporary products for refugees and those affected by natural disasters who have to quickly vacate their homes.
26 Jun 18
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SenSprout is helping farmers better understand their crops while saving water
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Product Design
SenSprout’s aim is to grant farmers a better understanding of how their crops consume water without using expensive technology.
26 Jun 18
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The A’ Design Award and competition is open for entries
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Urban & Landscape Design
The awards aim to advance society through good design.
26 Jun 18
00:08:07
What a cup of tea teaches us about the value of water
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Design Activism
Shaakira Jassat's ThirTEA for One project highlights the hidden footprint in the lifecycle of the products we consume.
26 Jun 18
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Minimal Exposure on careful, considered, slow fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
“I find it difficult to call ourselves a fashion brand because the term fashion to me implies fast and fleeting.”
25 Jun 18
00:10:11
Iwo Borkowicz on creating a new model for social housing in Cuba
Design Frontiers
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Architecture & Interiors
The Polish architect presents a workable solution for both residents and tourists.
25 Jun 18
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Hear stories of the real Uganda told by its own writers
Design News
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Creative Economy
Creative platform This Is Uganda shares inspiring stories to undermine the negative perceptions that it is a country only suffering from poverty and HIV/AIDS.
24 Jun 18
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The Living Chair celebrates the beauty of imperfection
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Carpenter reinterprets his father’s iconic rocking chair design with flawed salvaged wood.
23 Jun 18
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We speak to an emoji activist on why diverse emojis matter
Design Frontiers
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Jennifer 8 Lee says the Emojination wants to make the approval of emoji a more inclusive and representative process.
22 Jun 18
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Hossein Fatemi photographs the duality of life in Iran
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Art & Photography
The award-winning photographer has spent over 15 years documenting the lives of young people in the country.
22 Jun 18
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Sethembile Msezane on why she uses her art as resistance
Design News
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Art & Photography
South Africa’s history is wrought with erasure. Sethembile Msezane is reclaiming the narrative with her work.
22 Jun 18
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Ameera Conrad on the joy and 'realness' of telling the stories of unheard voices
Design News
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Design Activism
Meet the writer, director, and actress making unapologetically political theatre.
22 Jun 18
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Grigri Pixel is looking for African creatives to participate in a residency in Madrid
Design News
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Design Thinking
The award-winning programme brings together African and European creatives to create urban space interventions.
21 Jun 18
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Artist turns Ghana's symbol of scarcity into political art
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Design Activism
Serge Attukwei Clottey uses Ghana’s ever-present yellow oil gallons to make a political statement about the environment, history and consumption.
21 Jun 18
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Nigerian artist Dennis Osadebe on isolation, the future and African art
Design News
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Art & Photography
“For art in a whole continent to be limited to just one label – 'African Art' – is a problem.”
21 Jun 18
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Mexican students design a carpet for growing crops in refugee camps
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Design Thinking
Rise, which was designed by three Mexican industrial design students, addresses one of the world's most pressing issues.
20 Jun 18
00:06:54
The maker of Algiknit talks seaweed fashion and the next stage of biotech
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Aleksandra Gosiewski's work touches on sustainable ways to fix the disconnect within the fashion industry.
20 Jun 18
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Nadir Bouhmouch is filming the longest protest in Morocco’s history
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Film & Animation
“The first victims of climate change, of the environmental injustice are poor people.”
19 Jun 18
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